345, Lot: 608. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Philippe III le Hardi (the Bold) or Philippe IV le Bel (the Fair). 1270-1285 or 1285–1314. AR Gros tournois à l’O rond (26mm, 4.11 g, 3h). + BNDICTV SIT NOmЄ DHI nRI DЄI IhV . XPI/+ PhILIPPVS (quadrilobe) REX, cross pattée; X with pellets; triple pellet stops / + TVRONVS (wedge) CIVIS, châtel tournois; border of twelve lis. Cf. Van Hengel 229 (for type); Duplessy 213 (Philippe IV); Ciani 202 (Philippe IV); Roberts 2461 (Philippe IV). Good VF, lightly toned.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.